WELCOME How to Build Partnerships With Parents, Community Resources and District Programs DOE

1. WELCOME How to Build Partnerships With Parents, Community Resources and District Programs DOE SCR184240 BRANDMAN UNIVERSITY EDAU 9024 SCR184240

2. INTRODUCTION How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

3. The world is a very complicated place! Whether you are talking about relationships, technology, politics or education, nothing is simple anymore. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

4. At one time phones looked like this… How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

5. Now they look like this… How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

6. Car engines once looked like this… How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

7. Now they look like this… How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

8. In theory, parents would simply send their children to school and the teachers would teach them. But like the young boy looking in the mirror, reality is not always what it seems to be. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

9. The children they are sending to school each day arrive… -Angry -Scared -Hungry -Physically abused -Emotionally abused -Lonely -Sad How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

10. -Tired -On prescription drugs -On illegal drugs -Lacking social skills -Dirty -Lacking motivation -Feeling stupid -Afraid of being bullied How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

11. -Academically behind -Worried about what waits for them at home after school Let’s just look at three significant changes… How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

12. Think of it in terms of the issues and challenges that your students walk into your classroom every day with… -Parents incarcerated…. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

13. In 2015, 2,298,300 individuals were in prison or jail in the United States. How has that changed over the years? How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

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15. How does that compare to other countries? How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

16. Students identified on the autism spectrum disorder. In 2018 the CDC determined that approximately 1 in 59 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  1 in 37 boys  1 in 151 girls How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

17. How has that changed... How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

18. Students influenced by social media... According to eMarketer.com, 5.7 million children under the age of 11 have accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat.11 have accounts on Facebook, Instagram, a How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

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20. Being able to prepare and present an interesting and challenging curriculum is hard enough, throw on top of that these other dynamics and it is easy to see why educating a child is not simple, but rather a complicated process. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

21. In reality, almost every other aspect of our world is also becoming more complicated each day. Navigating through it is more difficult than ever and doing it alone is almost impossible. Think of it in terms of relationships status… How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

22. Facebook gives you 11 options. Including “It’s complicated”

23. Changes in technology have made life easier in many ways, but it also has made it more challenging. Cyber bullying for example. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

24. How many of you in here today don’t have an account on one of the social media sites in the previous slide? How many of you are on more than one of those sites? 11 have accounts on Facebook, Instagram How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

25. So is the world being more complicated a good or bad thing… Actually it really doesn’t matter, it just is more complicated. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

26. As we said earlier, the point is that the issues and challenges facing the students walking into your classroom today are much more complex than ever before. It would be unrealistic to expect any individual teacher to have the knowledge and skills to address all of different these issues. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

27. As a teacher, you need to tap into the support, knowledge and skills of a variety of other individuals to address these issues and challenges. They are far too complex for you to “go it alone” anymore. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

28. That’s is why we need to build and maintain partnerships with others. We need their help to ensure that our students are successful in our classrooms. We also need them for our own sanity! You can drive yourself crazy attempting to be all things to all your students. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

29. Think of a challenge you might have in your life right now. Let’s say it’s a health challenge. You might need to partner with your Doctor, a nutritionist, a physical therapist and personal trainer. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

30. These different individuals can provide you with the specific knowledge and motivation to take the appropriate actions you need to address that health issue. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

31. You might even work with a acupuncturist or a hypnotherapy. Joe used hypnotherapy to address his fear of heights. Did it work? How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

32. Somewhat…He’s not going on this roller coaster, but he can now stand next to a rail on a 4 story building and not freeze. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

33. The other aspect of partnering, is that sometimes these other individuals have a different value system. You are communicating one thing to a student and a parent is communicating something else. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

34. How hard would it be to tell a student about the importance of investing time in their school work, and a parent is telling them they need to spend most of their time in the weight-room for football? Joe teaches classes in the southeastern part of the state of Colorado. It is a very rural area. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

35. One of the high school teachers shared that a student said her parents thought she was wasting her time in school. She was going to be a farmer’s wife and needed to know about keeping a house, cooking, dressing chickens, raising livestock, etc. and didn’t need to know about literature and algebra. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

36. By forming partnerships with the different individuals and programs, you can find out what is being communicated to your students. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

37. COURSE OBJECTIVES How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

38. So, the objectives of this class are very simple: Be able to identify the partnerships needed to help each of your students succeed. Know how to both build and maintain those partnerships. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

39. -You will identify two students in your class. -Assess their needs in relationship to what they need to be successful in your classroom -Determine what individuals, family, community resources or school and district programs you can partner with to have those students succeed -Look at your present relationship with those individuals, groups, or organizations. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

40. -Take actions to either build your relationships with those individuals or what actions you need to take to maintain your relationships with them -Evaluate the impact your actions had in promoting academic success for those two students -Determine what actions you need to do in the future. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

41. IMPORTANT INFORMATION How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

42. Because of the DOE limiting us to 30 students per class, we can no longer provide you with credit for a future class if you are unable to complete the Portfolio. We will do everything in our power to make sure you can complete the Portfolio. Communicate with us if you are having any problems. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

43. Since we are teaching two sections of the same class, if you are having a problem attending one of the monthly session Saturdays, you can attend the other. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

44. Section #1 June 17,18 Oct 19 Section #2June 19, 30 Oct 26 How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

45. The PowerPoint used in the presentation today will be on Joe’s website: JoeLoVerde.com How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

46. The requirements for participants taking the class for DOE “PD” and those taking it for Brandman University credit are different. DOE teachers need to complete a Portfolio. Kamehameha teachers need to complete a Practicum. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

47. The different requirements and due date for the Practicum are listed on the back page of the Practicum. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

48. For those of you who would like a receipt for the class, one will be available for you to download from Joe’s website. It is on Word, so type in your name and print off a copy. We will sign it for you at the April session. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

49. We DO NOT use the payment tab on the DOE website. It will always show that you haven’t paid for the class. That is because we keep our own records. You have all obviously paid for the class prior to the beginning of this class. So disregard what it says on the payment tab. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs

50. You are required to turn in your Portfolio or Practicum electronically. We do no accept hard copies. Portfolios and practicums submitted electronically never get lost, are easier for us to read and easier for you to make any additions or corrections that the OCISS requests. How to Build Partnerships with Parents, Community Resources and District Programs